I was pondering what to do for the MAGJag lights and thought of this. I went to the parts bin and found some old LED's, they do run warm so I think a resistor is in order... Might we use the body mount magnets for connections? They don't go out when you wipe out but they do slow the car down. Night racing anyone?
Paul
Bright Lights
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Double Naught
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Re: Bright Lights
Yes it had to come 
Rules of LED, use one resistor to each LED
your cars battery is 3,7 (4,3-3,2 volt) and the red LED will work with only 1,6 volt, the White and Blue need 3,2-3,6 volt
Why use a resistor to each LED, because there a better chance to have same power in each LED, if only one resistor to the 2 fronts you can sometimes see one LED work bad and not have the same light at the other.
Rules of LED, use one resistor to each LED
your cars battery is 3,7 (4,3-3,2 volt) and the red LED will work with only 1,6 volt, the White and Blue need 3,2-3,6 volt
Why use a resistor to each LED, because there a better chance to have same power in each LED, if only one resistor to the 2 fronts you can sometimes see one LED work bad and not have the same light at the other.
/Keld
Re: Bright Lights
Great idea guys. I like it! 
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Joel, LeNoir
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Re: Bright Lights
How are the lights working? If you add a gold cap you should retain the same power to the car.
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Double Naught
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Sorry Joel, I missed this post. Keld is correct that we should use resistors with the LED's or they will burn out at 4.2 volts.
I don't think a capacitor would do anything other than keep the lights on for a minute after the battery died. I haven't spent any more time on them, but I'm sure they will work. Might be a lot of battery changes in night endurance racing though...
Paul
I don't think a capacitor would do anything other than keep the lights on for a minute after the battery died. I haven't spent any more time on them, but I'm sure they will work. Might be a lot of battery changes in night endurance racing though...
Paul